Munida compressa Baba, 1988

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Munida compressa Baba, 1988

Munida compressa Baba, 1988: 91 , figs 33, 34 (type locality: Moluccas, Indonesia). — Baba et al., 2008: 91. — Baba et al., 2009: 152, figs 130–134. — Poore et al., 2011: pl. 16H (colour).

Material examined. Western Australia : NMV J55980 , 1 male (cl 21.2 mm, pcl 13.0 mm), Kulumburu L 29 transect, 13° 13.482' S, 123° 23.742'E to 13° 13.338' S, 123° 23.286' E, 392 m, SS05/2007/176, 5 July 2007 ; NMV J55981 , 4 males (cl 12.0 mm, pcl 8.2 mm; cl 18.6 mm, pcl 12.1 mm), Ashmore L30 transect, 12° 28.884' S, 123° 25.062' E to 12° 29.958' S, 123° 25.002' E, 397–405 m, SS05/2007/189, 6 July 2007 .

Genetic data. 16S and COI; see Table 1.

Remarks. This is the first record of the Munida compressa from Australia. Sequences from our material and a specimen from the Solomon Islands (Machordom and Macpherson, 2004) were 0.2% divergent for COI and invariant for 16S.

Distribution. Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Arafura Sea, 180– 668 m. North-west Australia, 392– 405 m.